ALF

Sep 22, 1986

Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.

Sep 29, 1986

ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits Brian.

Oct 6, 1986

When Lucky the cat disappears, everyone pins the blame on ALF.

Oct 13, 1986

ALF calls the president to address his concerns about nuclear weapons.

Oct 20, 1986

ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.

Nov 3, 1986

ALF befriends a lonely blind girl.

Nov 10, 1986

Willie helps homesick ALF arrange a trip to Melmac.

Nov 17, 1986

ALF has a crush on Lynn, so he makes a music video to impress her.

Nov 24, 1986

On his 45th birthday, Willie feels unfulfilled, so ALF suggests he go skydiving.

Dec 1, 1986

ALF sells parts of his spaceship to buy Lynn a Ferrari.

Dec 8, 1986

Willie loses his temper with ALF during a family camping trip.

Dec 22, 1986

It's Christmastime. Unfortunately ALF chops the Christmas tree into firewood before anyone notices. The Tanners then have two tasks: to teach ALF all about Christmas and find a new Christmas tree.

Jan 12, 1987

ALF heads for the garage when Kate's mother pays a visit.

Jan 19, 1987

ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.

Feb 2, 1987

ALF plays matchmaker for Kate's mother.

Feb 9, 1987

ALF hits his head and is convinced he is an insurance salesman. The Tanners try reviewing past events to try and jog his memory.

Feb 9, 1987

The Tanners continue to try and jog ALF's memory, and deal with the police at the same time.

Feb 16, 1987

ALF befriends a young Mexican immigrant.

Mar 2, 1987

ALF goes through a 24-hour period of bizarre behavior.

Mar 16, 1987

Willie and ALF both talk to a psychologist.

Mar 23, 1987

ALF thinks he witnessed a murder at a neighbor's house.

Mar 30, 1987

ALF comes to Brian's aid when the boy has to play an asparagus in the school play.

Apr 6, 1987

ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.

Apr 13, 1987

Brian causes trouble at school when he repeats some of ALF's intergalactic knowledge.

May 4, 1987

A cockroach from outer space invades the Tanner home.

May 11, 1987

When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the plane.

Sep 21, 1987

ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous behavior.

Sep 28, 1987

ALF dreams he visits "Gilligan's Island", with castaways Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor and Mary Ann.

Oct 5, 1987

Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.

Oct 12, 1987

ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married before he was born -- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.

Oct 19, 1987

The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig the system so that his favorite program becomes a hit.

Oct 26, 1987

ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.

Nov 2, 1987

ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a beauty pageant.

Nov 9, 1987

ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy and Whizzer's wedding party.

Nov 16, 1987

Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.

Nov 23, 1987

ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.

Dec 7, 1987

Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.

Dec 14, 1987

ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. When the owner comes to visit them, ALF accidently jumps into his trunk and he is taken to a hospital and given away as a Christmas gift to a little girl.

Jan 4, 1988

ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.

Jan 11, 1988

ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football through the Ochmoneks' window.

Jan 25, 1988

ALF believes that he scared Willie's uncle to death.

Feb 8, 1988

ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up confronting a prowler in the Ochmoneks' house.

Feb 15, 1988

It's up to Willie to save ALF from the SWAT team surrounding the Ochomonek house, in which ALF had been chasing a prowler.

Feb 22, 1988

ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important lessons about life without sight.

Feb 29, 1988

ALF, jealous of the attention a stray dog is getting, gives the pooch to a mean old woman who claims to be the owner.

Mar 7, 1988

Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile father of the bully who's been pushing Brian around.

Mar 14, 1988

Willie has problems trying to sell the house because ALF keeps scaring off potential buyers with phony ghosts.

Mar 21, 1988

ALF's mail-order ventriloquist's dummy takes on a life of its own, and it takes a visit from a psychiatrist to cure him.

Mar 28, 1988

Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks she's hallucinating.

May 2, 1988

ALF fantasizes that he reveals his existence to the world and serves as substitute host on David Letterman's show.

May 9, 1988

ALF takes a job as a paper carrier when he learns that the cost of his upkeep is preventing Lynn from attending her first-choice college.

Oct 3, 1988

ALF hides out in the back seat during Lynn's date at the drive-in.

Oct 10, 1988

In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the Tanners' lives would be like without him.

Oct 17, 1988

The Tanners let Trevor Ochmonek stay at their house after he has a fight with his wife.

Oct 24, 1988

ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.

Oct 24, 1988

ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.

Oct 31, 1988

Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.

Nov 14, 1988

The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives.

Nov 15, 1988

ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum blows the whistle on him.

Nov 21, 1988

Kate goes back to work when a strike sends Willie home.

Nov 28, 1988

In a nightmare, Willie dreams ALF is his school roommate.

Dec 5, 1988

ALF mistakenly believes his cousin is living in Barstow, when he reads an article in the National Inquisitor.

Dec 12, 1988

ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.

Jan 9, 1989

ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.

Jan 16, 1989

ALF's expose earns Willie a guest spot on David Horowitz's consumer advocate show.

Jan 23, 1989

ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.

Feb 6, 1989

ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.

Feb 13, 1989

An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an ""illegal alien"".

Feb 20, 1989

ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.

Feb 27, 1989

ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.

Mar 6, 1989

Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message.

Mar 20, 1989

Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.

Mar 27, 1989

ALF and Jake suggest Brian camp out to overcome his fear of the dark.

Apr 10, 1989

ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals a broach from Kate.

Apr 17, 1989

ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars.

May 1, 1989

ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.

May 8, 1989

ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

Sep 18, 1989

ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when the child disappears.

Sep 25, 1989

Tabloid photographers accidentally photograph ALF, so the Tanners have to get the film back.

Oct 2, 1989

ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show, but Trevor turns him in.

Oct 9, 1989

Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes addicted to the art of making stock-market deals.

Oct 16, 1989

After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.

Oct 23, 1989

Willie, in an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, holds a support group meeting in his living room.

Oct 30, 1989

ALF, forced to hide, plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother Neal.

Nov 6, 1989

ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.

Nov 13, 1989

ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with kittens.

Nov 20, 1989

Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy at the Tanners.

Nov 27, 1989

ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay by Neal.

Dec 4, 1989

The Tanners pamper ALF after he catches his first Earth cold.

Dec 11, 1989

ALF is relegated once again to the attic when the Tanners throw a Hawaiian luau.

Jan 8, 1990

ALF dreams he's a famous stand-up comic.

Jan 15, 1990

Neal and his ex-wife Margaret reconcile, but ALF goes a long way to prove her motives are less than honest.

Jan 22, 1990

ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.

Jan 29, 1990

As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF must officiate a ceremony on Earth.

Feb 5, 1990

ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will age faster than the ageless alien.

Feb 12, 1990

ALF encounters youth-seeking senior citizens when he's discovered sneaking into a retirement home.

Feb 19, 1990

ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering an old map.

Feb 26, 1990

A morally outraged ALF writes nasty letters to a pollution-producing company.

Mar 3, 1990

ALF takes to the park in search of food after his diet fails.

Mar 10, 1990

ALF is the only one excited by the idea of Lynn moving in with her boyfriend.

Mar 24, 1990

It's a sad day in the Tanner household as ALF announces he's leaving Earth to settle on another planet with Skip and Rhonda, but ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force before he can get to their spaceship.